Keeping Up with Friends Without Kids
b'Why do we find it hard to stay connected to our friends without kids? Does the total separation of our daily experience, once we become parents, mean those friendships cannot remain the same?\\nAllison P. Davis\'s recent cover story for New York magazine, When One Friend Has a Baby and the Other Doesn\'t, explored this dilemma from the childfree-by-choice point of view. Here\'s our own take on how our friendships have morphed and changed since we became parents.\\nIn this episode we discuss:\\n\\nWhy our friends without kids aren\'t wrong to be annoyed by us sometimes\\n\\nWhy we\\u2019re not conditioned to put the same amount of effort into friendships as we do other relationships\\n\\nHow to know if a friendship is worth the long-term effort\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some other resources mentioned in this episode: \\n\\nChristine Organ for Motherly: Motherhood feels lonelier than ever\\n\\n\\nFortesa Latifi for The Washington Post: "Spoon theory: What it is and how I use it to manage chronic illness"\\n\\n\\n\\nSign up for the What Fresh Hell newsletter! Once a month you\\u2019ll get our favorite recent episodes, plus links to other things to read and watch and listen to, and upcoming special events:\\xa0http://eepurl.com/h8ze3z\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'